Osmotherley Village Hall was originally built as a school room in 1836
Theres a mosaic in the doorway, which i’m guessing is by Jane Thorniley-Walker as she is based in the village and ran a mosaic class in the hall.
Osmotherley Village Hall was originally built as a school room in 1836
Theres a mosaic in the doorway, which i’m guessing is by Jane Thorniley-Walker as she is based in the village and ran a mosaic class in the hall.
May 12th 1937 These Purple Beech Trees were planted in commemoration of the coronation of His Majesty King George VI.
The trees were planted in the order named (South to North) by members of the Northallerton Urban District Council
T. Woodhead J.P.C.C.
A. E. Skelton
C. Fowler
G. J. Cotton
W. Barker
G. East
J. Avey
J. Kellett
A. Howard (Chairman)
R. Hill
W. Watson
R. Norris
I. W. Atlay J.P. (ex-councillor)
E. O. Hillyard Surveyor
H. G. Hanan Medical Officer of Health
Zion Women’s Guild of Service
They can all still clearly be seen from the Google Maps view.
John Wesley, one of the founders of Methodism, preached around Osmotherley many times from 1745 onwards.
A methodist society formed in 1750 and the chapel was built in 1754, making it one of the earliest in the country.
BY 1865 a larger chapel was needed and the original fell out of use, however it was restored in 1970 and the larger chapel became a private house.
The chapel is still in use today and carries the date 1754 over the door.
The current Ana Cross is a relatively modern 19th century replacement.
Fragment of the original medieval cross, which is said to have been over 8m tall, can be found in the Crypt at Lastingham